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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, March 29, 2025
House proposals to include cuts to lowered price school meals in upcoming reconciliation talks could impact over 24,000 high-needs schools serving over 12 million students, according to an anti-hunger group.
Democrats are hoping the choice of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will gain them support in rural areas and in the battleground states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, but his spot on the ticket may owe as much to his progressive stances on issues such as climate change and school meals.
While there are provisions to expand SNAP eligibility in the House Agriculture Committee's draft farm bill, anti-hunger say the legislation could lead to limits on food choices and put a focus on improving nutrition over addressing hunger.
A new study showing that one in four active-duty members of the military are food insecure is “an eye-opening reminder of the challenges” faced by military families, according to a statement from the Agriculture Department.
Some 12.8% of U.S. households were food insecure in 2022, a jump from 10.2% the year before and the largest annual increase in USDA's hunger measure since 2008.
In this opinion piece, Hope C. Michelson, Ph.D., with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs discusses how the global food system is failing more individuals than ever before.
In this opinion piece, Andrew Williams of the Deep South Food Alliance discusses hunger in Alabama’s Black Belt and what can be done to improve economic conditions related to food and agriculture.
